CM hands over appointment letters to 150 junior technicians of OPTCL
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday handed over appointment letters to 150 junior technicians of Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL).
Congratulating the…
Helmet now must for pillion riders in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The two-wheeler pillion riders in odisha will now have to wear helmet with the state government introducing a new regulation to this effect on Thursday.
“The government has…
NSUI activists wave black flags at Kendrapada MLA, 3 detained
Kendrapada: Tension gripped Kendrapada town on Thursday when members of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) waved black flags at local BJD MLA Kishore Tarai. Three NSUI activists were…
Odisha police sound Blue Whale Challenge alert
Bhubaneswar: Amid reports about a Class X girl allegedly committing suicide after taking the Blue Whale Challenge in Dhanakauda of Sambalpur district, DGP KB Singh on Thursday issued a…
Girl’s body found in canal at Jajpur
Jajpur: Body of a girl was fished out from a canal near Botalanda village of Dudhajori panchayat under Sukinda police limits in Jajpur district on Thursday.
Some locals spotted the body…
4 killed, two injured as car hits roadside tree in Sambalpur
Sambalpur: Four persons, including two women and a child, were killed while two sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling rammed a roadside tree at Batemura under…
Girl injured after ceiling fan falls on her in classroom
Dhenkanal: A Class X girl sustained critical head injuries after a ceiling fan fell on her in the classroom of Sulakhyana Devi Girls’ High School here on Thursday.
The girl, identified as…
63 sub-inspectors promoted to inspector rank
Bhubaneswar: As many as 63 sub-inspectors, working under Odisha police, were promoted to inspector rank. A decision in this regard was taken at the central selection committee meeting held…
Miscreants use ‘chilli’ to loot Rs 2 lakh in Cuttack
Cuttack: A group of miscreants looted Rs 2 lakh from a man at a petrol pump of CDA area here on Tuesday.
According to reports, four miscreants came on two motorcycles, sprayed chilli powder…
Court orders confiscation of Ponzi firm Land India’s assets
Cuttack: The Special Chit Fund Court here on Tuesday ordered confiscation of properties worth Rs 2 crore of Ponzi firm Land India.
According to the court's directive, a total 7.91 acre of…